Ninth Is Fighting On Outer Defenses Of Berlin
The Roosevelt family and Washington officials united in sorrow as the President’s body arrived in the capital. President Truman and cabinet members met the train at Union Station before a mournful procession to the White House. Washington’s wartime capital offered a somber farewell to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the nation’s leader for twelve years.
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Union Memorial Service Here This Afternoon At 4
A memorial service for Franklin Delano Roosevelt was announced for 4 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church with all city clergymen taking part. The service coincides with the arrival of Roosevelt’s body from Warm Springs Georgia.
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May Delay Budget Session Of Board Of Education
The Board of Education may postpone its special budget session to Wednesday or Thursday due to members not being in the city on Monday. All committees have nearly finished their work for the term and must complete it before month end. Pending legislation may require significant changes and a final draft is to be formally adopted in the near future.
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Fifty Years of Service for H W Parker at Citizens Bank
The article honors Harry W. Parker on fifty years with Citizens National Bank, starting as janitor in 1895 and rising to president and cashier. It notes deposits surpassing 95,750,000, capital 150,000, surplus 100,000, and Parker’s key roles through three depressions, with the bank’s modernization under his leadership.
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Retail stores close at four for Roosevelt tributes
Merchants of the Golden Rule Club announce city wide closures at 4 pm for President Roosevelt service at the White House. Food stores planned to reopen at 5 pm after a one hour closure and most lines will remain closed for the balance of the day. Some merchants preferred not to reopen until Monday morning.
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White House
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Hepler
HWE
Ntoren
City Council Grapples with Oiling Plan for Unpaved Streets
The City Council holds its April meeting to resolve how to fund and charge for oiling unpaved streets. Officials will buy 30 000 gallons at low cost, with property owners paying per frontage foot. Deadlock over nonpaying owners and whole-block consent remains, while grading is complete and bids open for the 1934 Muckrack sale with new Reo equipment.
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Bidy
Hurl Back Jap Okinawa Attack by 24th Army Corps
The 24th Army Corps with heavy gun support halted a pre-dawn Japanese counterattack on Okinawa. Allied losses were heavy for the Japanese as air raids continued by Admiral Raymond Spruance's Fifth Fleet, with over 266 planes involved over two days. General Sonny Montgomery’s 24th Army Corps pressed to gain ground amid intense fighting.
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City conducts one day drive to collect clothing
Chairman Harold Wolfe announced a citywide United National Clothing Collection drive for Sunday April 22. Volunteers, including high school students, will organize twenty trucks from the Armory to collect and sort donated clothes with emphasis on infants and men’s garments.
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Corry
Babson Advises Investors on Self-Control and Patience
Babson Park April 14. Investor questions reveal a common aim of securing a steady income and growing wealth. He urges self knowledge, discipline, and a strict investment policy before choosing diversified securities and resisting rash moves during market swings.
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Former Co A Paratrooper Wounded on Corregidor
Pfc Edwin Eggleston, a former member of old Company A, reported wounded Feb 15 while with the 513th Paratroopers during the Corregidor landing in the Philippines. He trained at Port Benning and volunteered from Indiantown Gap. his wife lives in Monroe Louisiana.
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Allied planners expect V E Day by joint Stalin accord
Supreme Headquarters reports that even if the German east front crumbles the war in Europe may extend into next winter. A proclamation by Allied leaders, not a German surrender, is likely to announce victory with Stalin and Eisenhower agreeing on the timing. Analysts say German collapse on the eastern front is not guaranteed to end the war immediately.
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Truman to lead U S delegation at San Francisco talks
War bulletin reports by Associated Press note President Truman preparing to assume Roosevelt's role and leaving the San Francisco conference to the American delegation. Isolated Japanese cut into Luzon by Allied advances near the Bicol Peninsula as the 154th Regiment Combat Team and 11th Airborne push forward. American heavy bombers strike German positions along the Gironde estuary near Bordeaux amid ongoing coastal resistance in France. Allied forces push toward Imola along the Bologna Rimini highway with continued German resistance and heavy fighting to the north near the Santerno River.
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Great B-29 Attack Hits Tokyo Area
Guam reports a massive B 29 raid on Tokyo area beginning 9 12 40 a m Japan time. The assault says superfortresses dropped thousands of tons of payloads on Meiji Shrine Imperial palace and other targets, with Japanese losses claimed and fires reported across the city.
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Red Army Drives Aimed At Prague After Vienna Fall
Soviet forces push toward Prague as Malinovsky Tolbukhin armies lift Vienna siege. Troops drive along Moravian border, breach Hodonin, approach Brno while Tolbukhin aims at Berchtesgaden. Wehrmacht withdraws in wide 170 mile front.
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Germans Fight Near Berlin and Bayreuth Amid Advances
American Ninth Army pressed toward Berlin's outer defenses while moving past besieged Leipzig. Third Army reached Bayreuth and neared Dresden as Bradley's forces advanced toward the Elbe. Reports say 1,000,000 German civilians in Samany city await, as numbers of prisoners are released and routes around Bayreuth and Chemnitz widen.
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Training survey planned for four plants
Administrative committee members report surveys underway at four plants to identify trades for apprentice training. The effort aims to shape classroom subjects and launch training classes by May with expected rapid completion and next meeting review. Participants include workers at Harmond Manufacturing Co, Supply Mfg Co, Works, and Carry Mfg Corp.
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Wee Hin Vmond Manufacuring Co
Mfg. Co, Inc
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